Weather stripping



1933- A. MACKLANBURG WEATHER STRI PP I NG Filed March 17, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 28, 1933- L. A. MACKLANBURG WEATHER STRIPPING Filed March 1'? 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 28 1933 I Y m nm'sm rrmq. Louis A. Macklanburgbklahoma city, Application March 1'7; 1932. Serial no. 599,5731' claims. c1. 2tf -.29 jj a Figure 5 is a detail perspective of Sher i This invention relates to improvements in weather stripping; and, more particularly, to a Weatherstrip which will always/makeaclose tight fit to exclude cold air, dust, dirt or the like,

even though there is, extreme warp present. 7

Heretof ore, metallic weather stripping. has

usually consisted of a substantially fiat piece of metal having one edge secured andthe other edge free, the window or door when closed contacting with the free edgebyway of alwiping action. vSuch window strip. is extremely unsatisfactory where there is a considerable amount of warp ing, particularly in casement windows. In such windows, a securing means is usually mounted in the middle, with the result that the window is drawn tightly in at thepoint opposite;the securing means, but aloose fit results at the outer ends. This may resultfrom the window warping, or the fact that the securing means is located at the center. a It is obvious-that where the usual fiat window I stripping is used, there will not be suflicient re- -siliency present to take care of the variance between the outer ends andthe middle; This same problem is present connection withdoors-which have the securing .means intermediate-the ends. It is, therefore, necessary that a weather stripping be provided which is'xof extreme resiliency character, so that acontacting sealingsur faee is'presented along the entire striking edger Y The object of my. invention isgto provide a weather stripping that is extremelyresilient in character and which is. so mounted in relation .to the closure memberthat instead of a fwiping; action the weather strip will becompressedbya direct striking force. In order to ,obtain'this result, the weather strip must pre'sentabroad v striking face preferably of oval or round contour with, a series of resilient bends in direct line.

with the line of force and the secured endrof the Other objects. of the invention will be disclosed in the specification and drawings forming a part of this application.

In the drawings: 7 y v Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevationil-. lustrating the invention on a casement window; Figure 2 is a vertical sectiontaken on line 22 of Figure 1, illustrating the extreme resiliency of the strip required;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken online 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective showing the strip attached to a door stop in relation to a door;

thetstrip 1 3 is of very;thin metal.

the weather stripping;

Figure 6 is'a detail perspective of. stillanother" modified form;

mid u e 8 i a e s i 95 mo fied rmz 1 d-1,1 w.

Figure 9 is aperspective of" still another modir fied'form.-,

1 Referring to the drawings in which like refer ence I characters indicate like .orcorresponding parts, numeral designates a easement-window having a fastener}, 10 positionedin the middle of the window 9; adjacent the outer edge 11., A

muntin or meeting strip 12 carriesthe weather. stripl3, as illustratedin Figures-2 and 3. The athe s ri n 1 211 an edg 15 a a ted to be secured and having a seriesof roundedcurves 15 with a curved striking head .;;16, the head 16 55 andcurves 1 5 inline with the securing edge, the 7 Weather-strip 13111011111386. 217; right angles to the window 9;] A sheath 1'? is adapted to. receive the securing edge 14. and reinforce the: same, s ince Screws s extendi-through the sheath ii -mm the e in ed e AeQ um d orti 9 of the sheath- 17 forms a, sealing edge with the.

'muntin 12, it being forced into close contact with the muntin1-2 by the screws 18. Byhaving t fl ewn u n d e 19: the hea h 1.17 and in turn; the weather stripping 13, are slightly spaced from the muntin 12 lending--resiliency to ,the

freeend ZO of theweatherstrip 13.1.;

ZZ jadjacent the securing means 10. Due to the fact that the A face 3-22; ofthe Window 9: strikes the head .16, there will ,be, a sealin'g contact the entire lengthof the windowybut lesspressurewill 95 be exert'eclattheends 2-1 than'at the point22. Similarly, the strip13,-;will l: e compressed 'more at the; center than at theouter ends, v

Asshown Figures, the strip '13 is secured to a door stop ,2 -3,. the strip Iii-beingshown ;in 10 compressed 'positionini contact with a;,door=;24, j

the normal position of the strip 13 being shown in dotted lines,

Figure=5 shows aesinglejcurve 15 the o a nu s. the curve extending below the thori- 1 5 V zontal p a e ofthe e u in ed .1 a d-.9Q t i ing up to form the rounded head 16, the highest. portion of which is in the horizontal plane for the securing edge 14.

, As shown in Figure2, the window 9I-iiswarped at the outer ends 21, but is (drawn tightly ingat.

.Figure 6-shows a modified form of the strip ;0

ilar to Figure 6, except that only two'bends wherein the securing edge 14 is f-olded'upon itself to form a reinforcing strip 24', the first curve 25 extending above the horizontal plane of .the se-v curing'strip 14,the second curve 26 extending below, the third curve 27 extending above, the fourth curve 28 extending below, the fifth curve 29 extending above, and the sixth curve Silextending below with the head 16 bisecting the.-

horizontal plane. By having the curves 25, 26, 2'7, 28, 29, and 30 and the. head lfi extending above and below the horizontal plane of the securing strip 14, a moreevenly distributed spring effect is obtained which can be readily absorbed by they securing strip 14. i

The .modified form shown. in Figure 7 is'sim and 26 are used.

' an edgepthe curvefilbeing 'elongatedjover the exerted against the head- 16.

, Modified Figure 8 issimilar to Figure 5,"except that-three curves 25, 26 and 27 are included; each of which are above the horizontal plane of the I v I Figure 9 is a modified form adapted to fit over curve shown in the other modified forr'nsi 'As actuall'y used, the'weather stripping '13 will be secured 'to the muntin or meeting strip -12 ina casement window or the'door stop 23 in the case of a door, the strip being secured at right angles to the striking portionof the door so,

that the head 16 will contact the whole free edge being compressed in accordance withtheforce By making the curves rounded, the danger'of breaking the strip when flexed, isjlargely obviated. The strip 13 is secured away from the edge of the supporting member so' as to permit ample flexing of the free edge 20 of the strip 13'. The securing edge 14 may be either doubled upon itself to form a reinforcing strip, or'maybe placed Within a sheath 1''? to provide additional strength as a base plate; Openings 32fare formed in the sheath 17 to coincide with'the openings formed in the securing strip 14.

Itis obvious that my inventionmay take dit- V ferent forms so long'as the free edgeprovidesa. resilient portion that responds to a force delivered in a plane parallel tofthe plane of: the securing member, the portion between theouter contacting surface and thes'ecuringe'clge being resilient and adapted to absorb the force,'

' r-fIt isto be noted'that by arranging 'thefree edge in the manner described, the free edge may.

resilient or spring portion of the strip is placed and confined entirely in' and to'the'spa'ce which is to be closed by the weather strip, which space in some instances is so small that the application and flexing of the resilient or spring strip is'n'o't permissible. In this invention-,the weather strip-is placed on thedoor'or 'win'dow-iinsuch'a manner that the resilient portion of the strip is not confined entirely'to the space to be closed by the Weather strip but said resilient or flexing portion is distributed by; a series of curves over a m'uchgreater areathanthe actual -space to be closed. a

resilient part formed It is to be noted that the construction of this type of weather strip will enable it to'be used on all types of metal or wood windows or doorseither of the swinging or sliding typeand this construction allows the weather strip to beyattached on either the-frame or the sash itself,

whichever is preferable.

" What I'claimis: I

1. A metallic weather strip comprising a portion adapted to be secured and having a substantially tubular free edge, a substantially resilient portion between said tubular portionand said to be secured and said tubular portion, said fluting and said tubular portion being substantially in the same plane with saidp'ortion' adapted to be secured. 5

3. A weather strip comprising a portion adapt ed'to be secured, beingbent upon itself to form v a reinforcing strip and having a free'e'dge'the outer'extremity of which beingrounded to form a'buifer, a resilient portion'between said'rounded portion and said portion adapted to be secured, said rounded portion being in the same plane with said portion adapted to, be secured.

4=.-A metallic weather strip comprising a portion adapted to be secured, having a portion bent upon itself to form a reinforcing strip and having afree edgerounded at its outer extremity, a rep siiient fluted portion between'said rounded portion and said portionadapted to besecured; parts of said fluted portion and saidirounded portion extending above and below the iplane" of said portion adaptedto be secured. V

5. A metallic; weather strip, a base, a portion of said strip secured to said base and'having'a free I "portion adapted to be secured, saidtubular por- .tion being in the same plane with said portion adapted to be secured. 1 I

2. A weather strip compr sing a portion adapted to be secured, a substantially tubular free edge,

"a resilient fluting between said portionadapted edge extending'in' substantially the same plane with said secured; portion and having its f outer extremity rounded, said secured portion-having a downturned toe adapted to space said secured portion'away'from' said base to give added resilia ency to said free portion a re'silient-fluted pore tion between said secured edge and said rounded 7 portion, said rounded.- portion adapted to row;

a securing contact with 'a striking 'surfacep'osi 4T tioned at right angles to said-strip.

6. Aweather strip comprising along extending part adapted'tobe secured and having a free edge, part formed to constitute a 'contact face, a substantially resilient portion between the contact face'and the part to be secured-said contactpart, securing-part and-resilient part be- 'ing in'substantiaiiya cornrnon plane and said to permit' -compression in that plane. -x Y M. V, 7. A Weatherstrip comprising aiongitudinally extending part adapted to be. secured-andhaving a free edge, part formedto constitutea contact face, a resilient, longitudinally fluted portion intermediate said securing part and contact face,

said parts being in substantially a common-plane but the'sides ofr the'fflut'es extendingbeyond said,

plane on each sidethereof;

' LOUIS A. MACKLANBURGVQ itudinally 

